diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Game.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Game.cs
index 8ef5a05701..a2d6b242b1 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Game.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Game.cs
@@ -254,8 +254,6 @@ namespace OpenRA
 			JoinLocal();
 			StartGame(modData.Manifest.ShellmapUid);
 
-			Game.AfterGameStart += world => Widget.OpenWindow("INGAME_ROOT", new Dictionary<string,object>{{"world", world},{"orderManager",orderManager}});
-
 			Game.ConnectionStateChanged += orderManager =>
 			{
 				Widget.CloseWindow();
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/World.cs b/OpenRA.Game/World.cs
index 10d63e41e5..1aebffba2c 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/World.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/World.cs
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ using OpenRA.Orders;
 using OpenRA.Traits;
 
 using XRandom = OpenRA.Thirdparty.Random;
+using OpenRA.Widgets;
 
 namespace OpenRA
 {
@@ -117,6 +118,12 @@ namespace OpenRA
 				wlh.WorldLoaded(this);
 		}
 
+		// Hacky workaround for orderManager visibility
+		public void OpenWindow(string widget)
+		{
+			Widget.OpenWindow(widget, new Dictionary<string,object>{{"world", this}, { "orderManager", orderManager }});
+		}
+		
 		public Actor CreateActor( string name, TypeDictionary initDict )
 		{
 			return CreateActor( true, name, initDict );
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/Missions/Gdi01Script.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/Missions/Gdi01Script.cs
index e608e6f06a..af4941bbba 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/Missions/Gdi01Script.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/Missions/Gdi01Script.cs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ using OpenRA.Mods.RA;
 
 namespace OpenRA.Mods.Cnc
 {
-	class Gdi01ScriptInfo : TraitInfo<Gdi01Script> { }
+	class Gdi01ScriptInfo : TraitInfo<Gdi01Script>, ITraitPrerequisite<OpenWidgetAtGameStartInfo> { }
 
 	class Gdi01Script: IWorldLoaded, ITick
 	{		
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/OpenRA.Mods.RA.csproj b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/OpenRA.Mods.RA.csproj
index 530d3e99f4..ea6f8ec205 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/OpenRA.Mods.RA.csproj
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/OpenRA.Mods.RA.csproj
@@ -263,6 +263,7 @@
     <Compile Include="IdleAnimation.cs" />
     <Compile Include="World\SmudgeLayer.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Scripting\Media.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="OpenWidgetAtGameStart.cs" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ProjectReference Include="..\OpenRA.FileFormats\OpenRA.FileFormats.csproj">
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/OpenWidgetAtGameStart.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/OpenWidgetAtGameStart.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2ad30c0650
--- /dev/null
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/OpenWidgetAtGameStart.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+#region Copyright & License Information
+/*
+ * Copyright 2007-2010 The OpenRA Developers (see AUTHORS)
+ * This file is part of OpenRA, which is free software. It is made 
+ * available to you under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation. For more information,
+ * see LICENSE.
+ */
+#endregion
+
+using OpenRA.Traits;
+
+namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA
+{
+	public class OpenWidgetAtGameStartInfo : ITraitInfo
+	{
+		public readonly string Widget = "INGAME_ROOT";
+		
+		public object Create(ActorInitializer init) { return new OpenWidgetAtGameStart(this); }
+	}
+
+	public class OpenWidgetAtGameStart: IWorldLoaded
+	{
+		readonly OpenWidgetAtGameStartInfo Info;
+		public OpenWidgetAtGameStart(OpenWidgetAtGameStartInfo Info)
+		{
+			this.Info = Info;
+		}
+		
+		public void WorldLoaded(World world)
+		{
+			// Todo: custom observer ui?
+			if (world.LocalPlayer != null)
+				world.OpenWindow(Info.Widget);
+		}
+	}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/mods/cnc/rules/system.yaml b/mods/cnc/rules/system.yaml
index 1ad94b633a..ca3116db82 100644
--- a/mods/cnc/rules/system.yaml
+++ b/mods/cnc/rules/system.yaml
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ Player:
 		PaletteFormat: cnc
 
 World:
+	OpenWidgetAtGameStart:
 	ScreenShaker:
 	NukePaletteEffect:
 	WaterPaletteRotation:
diff --git a/mods/ra/rules/system.yaml b/mods/ra/rules/system.yaml
index 1bbb6e3429..0d0cb09c3a 100644
--- a/mods/ra/rules/system.yaml
+++ b/mods/ra/rules/system.yaml
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ Player:
 		BasePalette: terrain
 
 World:
+	OpenWidgetAtGameStart:
 	ScreenShaker:
 	WaterPaletteRotation:
 	ChronoshiftPaletteEffect: